On Silkies, how do you tell if they are boys and girls when chicks?

[Shared Acres]

Curious.

Pics would be helpful.

 

[goldensunriseranch]

Practically impossible. Even experienced silkie breeders are only making an educated guess until it crows or lays an egg.
Unless a rooster starts showing some streamers in his crest, but that is probably around the same time as crowing anyway.

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

i agree, it is very difficult. You can guess at around 3-4 weeks, but i have been wrong many times at that point. Maybe at 7 weeks the roos will start to show themselves. But then there are those slow starters that don't become apparent until 4-6 months.

Like they say, you may never know until it crows or lays an egg.

 

[LilPeeps]

It usually depends on the quality of the bird, the higher the quality, the more difficult it is to tell at a younger age. Even still, it can be very difficult to tell.

 

[Shared Acres]

Thanks!